Tehran, July 19 -- Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei "is not in Iran," an Israeli security source cited by Saudi news outlet al-Hadath stated pm on Sunday.

Khamenei, who assumed the position of Iran's Supreme leader shortly after his father was killed in joint US-Israeli military strikes on February 28, has not made any public appearances and has communicated exclusively through written statements since taking office.

According to the source cited by al-Hadath, Khamenei's official messages are authored by the newly appointed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) chief Ahmad Vahidi alongside other high-ranking members of the IRGC.

"Iran's internal divisions are deep and threaten the existence of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard ...